Talasamghattita, Talasaṃghaṭṭita, Tala-samghattita: 2 definitions

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Talasamghattita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

[«previous next»] — Talasamghattita in Natyashastra glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Talasaṃghaṭṭita (तलसंघट्टित).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this talasaṃghaṭṭita-karaṇa is as follows, “observe the Dolāpādā Cārī two palms will clash with each other and the left hand to be Recita.”.

A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Talasamghattita in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Talasaṃghaṭṭita (ತಲಸಂಘಟ್ಟಿತ):—[noun] (dance.) one of one hundred and eight coordinated movements of hands and feet, with both feet kept apart bending at the knees, then standing straight on one leg moving the other across, striking the palms against each other and bring the right hand near the waist, raising and stretching the elbow of the left hand out with the forearm turning inside, hollowing the palm and stretching the fingers out.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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